the aim of this study is to investigate the role and the place of women and men in vulgar tales in the 60 selected vulgar tales exploiting parsons’ role theory and the infra- analysis method.the case tales are among which are narrated by people older than 50 years old. this paper aims, first to review the cultural elements which are verbally transferred from generation to generation, and, secon...

Although the roles of men and women in society and the workplace have undergone dramatic change, there has been comparatively less change in the family roles of men and women. This study investigated young adults’ endorsements of and reasoning about gender roles in the context of the family. Participants (N 1⁄4 224) indicated their level of agreement with six different family roles and provided...

this article’s objective is to present gender analysis to development planners, and introduce its’ application through an experience in iran. gender analysis is a methodology, which provides a comprehensive picture of the men and women’s role and their share in the society, as well as their similarities and differences in needs and priorities. the practical framework of gender analysis includes...

Men receive conflicting messages about their sexual roles in heterosexual relationships. Men are socialized to initiate and direct sexual activities with women; yet societal norms also proscribe the sexual domination and coercion of women. The authors test these competing hypotheses by assessing whether men inhibit the link between sex and dominance. In Studies 1a and b, using a subliminal prim...

AIMS To examine how changes in social roles, particularly in the family, predict rises and falls in alcohol consumption from ages 16 to 50 years. DESIGN Longitudinal data from the National Child Development Study. SETTING The birth cohort includes 99% of British infants born in 1 week in 1958. Participants After initial assessment of 17,415 infants, the cohort was interviewed at ages 7, 11,...

Gender and Ethnic Diversity in US Boardrooms: Is the Glass Ceiling Stifling Firm Financial Growth? by Dionne Roberts May 2017 Committee Chair: Dr. Subhashish Samaddar Major Academic Unit: Robinson College of Business The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between diversity within the boards of directors of American companies and firm financial growth. Specifically, this st...

OBJECTIVE A set of guidelines to assist men with traumatic brain injury (TBI) to alleviate gender role strain was assessed to determine its effectiveness and acceptability to participants. METHOD Four adult male participants with TBI received the intervention (the set of guidelines) for 4 months. The intervention consisted of rebuilding self-identified gendered social roles and activities. Fo...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine healthcare providers' (HCPs') perceptions of the supportive care needs of men with advanced prostate cancer (APC). RESEARCH APPROACH A qualitative, descriptive study. SETTING Healthcare facilities caring for men with APC in a south-central region of Ontario. PARTICIPANTS 19 nurses, physicians, and allied health providers who cared for men with APC in outpatie...

Reduced sperm quantity and motility are primary causes of infertility in men. Before researchers showed that, Nsun7 gene has roles in sperm motility of mouse, that creation defect in this gene is cause infertility. This gene in human located in chromosome 4, with 12 exons and a hot spot exon (exon7). Our aim is study of the mutations of the exon7 in the normospermic and asthenoteratospermic men...

BACKGROUND Previous studies estimating the fraction of transmissions from persons with primary HIV have not focused on the effects of switching sex role in male homosexual populations. Such behavioral fluctuations can increase the contribution of primary HIV in the overall population. METHODS We modeled HIV transmission with 8 compartments defined by 4 behavioral groups, with different anal-i...